Overshoe



C. H. INGWER Dec. 17, 1935.

OVERSHOE Original Filed June 15, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuantoo CARI[NGWER Dec. 17, 1935 C H. N E 2,024,766

OVERSHOE Original Filed June 13, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gum-mica MJKMawineqs Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES OVEBSHOE Carl B. Ingwer,Elyria, Ohio Application June it, 1930, Serial No. 460,991 RenewedOctober 25, 1933 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in foot covering of the arctictype, which are adapted to be worn over the shoe, and are sometimescalled galoshes.

Heretofore, overshoes that have been commonly used, have beenconstructed with the slit, which may be opened in order to put the shoeon, extending from the top downward toward the sole over the'instep. Themajority of footwear, such as the usual shoes or oxfords, are usuallyfastened in a similar manner, and the slit closed by buttoning orlacing. This results in the fastening means, consisting of the shoelaces and tongue of the shoe and also of the fastener means of thegaiosh, or overshoe, all disposed at approximately the same relativeposition upon the wearers foot and all being at a place where the footand shoe are flexed many times during use, resulting in considerablediscomfort for the wearer.

It is therefore, one of the objects of this invention to provide anovershoe in which the fastener or lacing means is eliminated from the fiant, or above the fastening of the regular shoe, and disposed at a pointwhere the fastenings of the shoe and the overshoe do not. coincide.

It is also common knowledge that in placing overshoes upon the footconsiderable difficulty is sometimes met when the opening is in front,the reason for this being that unless the shoe is extremely flexible,the toe must be inserted into the overshoe as far as it will go beforethe heel has a suflicient clearance in order to clear the heel of thewearer's shoe.

It is, therefore, another object of this invention to provide a shoewherein the wearer's foot may be easily inserted into the overshoewithout the usual distortion of the overshoe necessary to stretch itover the wearers regular shoe accompanied by soiling of the wearer'sgloves or fingers.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an overshoe which iseasier and more economical to construct.

Still other objects of the invention and the invention itself willbecome more apparent after reading the following specification andclaim, which specification is illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the overshoe of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, with the cuff on the top ofthe shoe turned down;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the cuff turned up;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view with the shoe open, and showing atongue bridging the opening;

Fig. 5 is a rear elevational view of a shoe similar to Fig. 4, butwherein the tongue does not bridge the opening;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of a shoe adapted to be worn withhigh-heeled shoes; and l Fig. 7 is a view taken from a plane on the line1-1 of Fig. 6, showing the gore or tongue in the position it will takewhen the shoe is closed. 10

Referring now to the figures of the drawings throughout which, likeparts are designated by like reference characters: The shoe of myinvention consists of a rubber sole which may be provided with asuitable tread 2; a low vamp 3 is 5 connected to the sole in the usualmanner and may be of a rubberized cloth or other waterproof material.The upper portion may be an uninterrupted surface provided with arelatively long neck 5 terminating in a flexible cuff 6. Suitablereinforcements may be provided as is common in the construction of theordinary type of overshoe.

As better shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the rear 20 of the shoe isslit at 2| from the top. downward to a point 22 spaced from the bottomof the heel 23.

A metallic fastener 24 may be provided for the slit, which includes aplurality of interlocking elements adapted to be locked together by aguide block 25 operated by a handle 26. The fastener is secured to thesides of the slit by stitching or cementing or both, and extends to thetop of the slit adjacent to flexible cuff.

A double folded gore or tongue 21, may also be stitched to the sides ofthe slit 2 I, bridging the slit in back of the fastener as best shown inFigures 4; and 7. This provides a positive waterproof opening for theshoe. A fly 28 may be secured at one side of the slit adjacent thetop.of the shoe and adapted to be closed by a button or snap 29 of theglove fastener type and provides a means for covering the slide blockwhich operates the fastening means.

The flexible cuff 6 is secured to the top of the shoe by stitching orcementing and may be worn 5 in either the raised or lowered position tosuit the fancy of the wearer, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3.

It may be readily seen. that arctics or overshoes embodying theinvention may be adapted for high or low heeled shoes, one of the highheeled type being illustrated in Fig. 7.

In Fig. 5 there has been illustrated a flap tongue secured to but oneside of the slit. This may be found desirable in some instances,allowing a 5 slightly freer access to the shoe and at the same timeaffording protection to the rear of the inner shoe or stocking againstthe metallic fastener.

In an overshoe of this construction, the toe of the wearer may be moreeasily inserted into the toe of the overshoe without the usualaccompanying pulling and tugging necessary to get the toe of the shoefar enough into the overshoe in order that the heel may slide intoplace. It may also be seen that with the fastener means in the back thatit does not coincide with the fastening means at the front of the shoeas is common at the present time, thus presenting a large double surfaceto dig into the flesh above the instep of the wearer Although I havedescribed this fabric as being a rubberized fabric, it is also withinthe purview of the invention not to limit the application to anyparticular kind of fabric as the kind of ma-.

terial used is dependent upon how and when the overshoe is to be used asthe invention is not necessarily restricted to overshoes for ordinarystreet wear.

Having thus described the invention, I am rear of said neck to allow thefoot of the wearer i to be inserted into the overshoe from the back,said slit extending from the top of said cuii por- ,tion to a pointwithin the heel enclosing portion and spaced from the sole portion ofthe overshoe, closure means for drawing the edges of said slit togetherfrom a point within the heel enclosing portion to the edge of said cuffincluding interlocking metallic fasteners secured to the sides of saidslit adapted to be closed by a guide block,

" and a double folded gore stitched to the side of said shoe adjacent tosaid fastener and adapted to bridge the opening to make the same waterproof.

CARL H. INGWER.

